SINGER

Johnny Rivers

1942 - Today

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Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is an American retired musician. He achieved commercial success and popularity throughout the 1960s and 1970s as a singer and guitarist, characterized as a versatile and influential artist. Rivers is best known for his 1960s output, having popularized the mid-60s discotheque scene through his live rock and roll recordings at the Los Angeles nightclub Whisky a Go Go, and later shifting to a more orchestral, soul-oriented sound during the latter half of the decade. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Rivers has received more than 2,249,293 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Rivers is the 1,604th most popular singer (down from 1,303rd in 2019), the 8,392nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,026th in 2019) and the 395th most popular American Singer.

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  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Johnny Rivers ranks 1,604 out of 4,381. Before him are Nino D'Angelo, Fredi, Lee Jun-ho, Kim Jae-joong, Barbara Bonney, and Nayeon. After him are Method Man, Nina Persson, Johnny Burnette, Elvir Laković Laka, Glenn Medeiros, and Ricardo Arjona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Johnny Rivers ranks 558. Before him are Frankie Lymon, Guus Kuijer, Bob Einstein, Atanase Sciotnic, Fredi, and José Luis González Dávila. After him are Jo Vonlanthen, Han Pil-hwa, Robert Weinberg, Michael Crawford, Pascal Lainé, and Jimmy Miller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Rivers ranks 8,392 out of 20,380. Before him are Melissa Belote (1956), Anna Thomson (1953), June Lockhart (1925), Charlie Murphy (1959), Martha Vickers (1925), and Herbert Jamison (1875). After him are Fred Hansen (1940), Belladonna (1981), Method Man (1971), Diane Sawyer (1945), Gail Goodrich (1943), and Sam Harris (1967).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Johnny Rivers ranks 395. Before him are Bebe Rexha (1989), Teddy Pendergrass (1950), Jessica Simpson (1980), Missy Elliott (1971), Frankie Lymon (1942), and Barbara Bonney (1956). After him are Method Man (1971), Johnny Burnette (1934), Glenn Medeiros (1970), Guru (1961), Bobby Hebb (1938), and Lisa Fischer (1958).

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